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Court said nay, observers said yea: Did they jump the gun?

Five thousand observers have failed to see manipulation in the Kenyan elections.

DRC military cut short opposition’s ‘swearing-in’

Kabila sweeps aside DRC poll credibility complaints

Joseph Kabila has conceded "mistakes" have been made in recent elections but rejects criticism by monitors that the results lacked credibility.

Clinton hails ‘significant’ Sudan referendum vote

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday the US hoped Sudan’s political parties "seize this moment" after a referendum vote.

Carter Centre urges Sudan rivals to end war of words

Observers from the Carter Centre monitoring preparations for a historic vote on independence for south Sudan warned of a climate of fear.

Chaotic Sudan vote count ‘vulnerable to manipulation’

Vote-counting after Sudan’s April elections was chaotic and open to manipulation, an international observer mission said on Monday.

Election observers concerned over Sudan crackdown

Election observers in Sudan said on Friday they were gravely concerned about government crackdowns on opposition rallies.

Carter urges ‘supine’ Europe to break with US over Gaza

Britain and other European governments should break from the United States over the international embargo on Gaza, former US president Jimmy Carter said on Sunday. Carter…

Elder statesmen paint bleak picture of Darfur

International elder statesmen, including two Nobel Peace Prize winners, said on Thursday that Darfur was rife with violence and deeply divided after returning from the Sudanese…